The chart below gives information about how families in one country spent their weekly income in 1968 and in 2018. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart illustrates the average weekly spending by families in a country between 1968 and 2018.

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it is clear that

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the percentage of primary needs

such

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as food, fuel and power, clothing and footwear, and personal goods experienced a decrease.

In contrast

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secondary needs

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as housing, transport, and leisure

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increased throughout the period.

To begin

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with, the consumption of primary necessities fell for 50 years.

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, in 1968, food was the highest consumption at 35% of weekly income.

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, it drastically dropped to about 17%.

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, clothing and footwear had significantly declined from 10% to 5%, followed by personal goods, fuel and power, which spent under 5%

at the end

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of the period.

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, the secondary needs depict a growing trend.

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, the families only spent their money on leisure at 9%, and they raised the budget to 22% in 2018.

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, many people preferred to buy a house, showing an increased percentage from 10% to almost 20%, followed by transport, which had slightly climbed from 8% to 14%.

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, the average weekly earnings for household goods remained steady at about 8% from 1968 to 2018.